| 单词 | darn |
| 释义 | darn (dɑːʳn ) Word forms: darns , darning , darned 1. verb If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. Aunt Emilie darned old socks. [VERB noun] Mari refolded the darned pullover and socks. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: mend, repair, patch, stitch darning uncountable noun ...chores such as sewing and darning. 2. countable noun A darn is a part of a piece of clothing that has been darned. Synonyms: mend, patch, reinforcement, invisible repair 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. [informal, emphasis] There's not a darn thing he can do about it. You invariably leave your health club a darned sight less healthy than when you went in. Darn is also an adverb. ...the desire to be free to do just as we darn well please. We start working pretty darn early. 4. darn it exclamation You can say darn it to show that you are very annoyed about something. [US, informal, feelings] OK, I admit it, it was me. But darn it, I was right! 5. I'll be darned phrase You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. [US, informal, feelings] 'A talking horse!' he exclaimed. 'Well, I'll be darned.' Translations: Chinese: 织补 Japanese: 繕う |
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